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Rootbeans at Somerset House – Now Play This 4-6 Sept 2015

Maf'j Alvarez August 31, 2015 events, exhibition, Games, Rootbeans No Comments
Rootbeans at Somerset House – Now Play This 4-6 Sept 2015

I’ll be presenting Rootbeans ‘What’s important to you?’ at Now Play This games exhibition at Somerset House on Saturday 5th September from 10am – 2pm. Over the 4 hours, the audience will contribute lines to make up a large-scale game map.

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Rootbeans Beanbank – an adventure in node.js and Mongodb on Heroku

Maf'j Alvarez March 30, 2014 Blog, code, Coursework, Games, Javascript, MongoDB, Net Art, Networked Cultures, Networks, Rootbeans, Web Authoring No Comments
Rootbeans Beanbank – an adventure in node.js and Mongodb on Heroku

Finally after days of head scratching and dreaming in database connections, I managed to set up a very very basic web app using Node.js with Express, Mongodb and a bunch of other cool things, all uploaded and connected on Heroku

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MaDMA proposal: Virtual Cultures & Network Practices

Maf'j Alvarez March 13, 2014 Blog, code, Coursework, Javascript, MongoDB, Networked Cultures, Networks, Open Source, Rootbeans No Comments

13th March 2014 Rootbeans is drawing game and social media platform which uses ‘playful little data’ beans to explore how choice, chance & circumstance operate in collaborations between people. Big data is a big topic at the moment. The collection

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Whats important? Rootbeans 1st March 2014

Maf'j Alvarez March 4, 2014 collaboration, events, Games, Rootbeans, Stories No Comments
Whats important? Rootbeans 1st March 2014

Thanks to everyone who participated in Rootbeans: What’s important?  game at University of Brighton as part of Brighton Science Festival. The amount of interest and willing participation (no bribery needed stragely!) was amazing. Our initial players were the event organisers

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Rootbeans: What’s important to you right now?

Maf'j Alvarez March 1, 2014 collaboration, events, Games, Rootbeans No Comments
Rootbeans: What’s important to you right now?

On Saturday 1st March I’ll be prototyping an open Rootbeans game at University of Brighton Grand Parade as part of Brighton Science Festival from 10am. With artist Tanya Meditzky of Milkkitten we’re asking people  ‘What’s important to you right now?’

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Rootbeans – presentation at Digihub art & chat

Maf'j Alvarez December 15, 2013 Games, Networks, Open Source, Rootbeans No Comments
Rootbeans – presentation at Digihub art & chat

Presented at Digihub Art & Chat – 12th December

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Rootbeans: heal grow alone

Maf'j Alvarez December 5, 2013 Blog, Rootbeans No Comments
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Rootbeans autoplay using processing

Maf'j Alvarez December 4, 2013 code, Coursework, Net Art, Open Source, Processing, Rootbeans No Comments
Rootbeans autoplay using processing

This feels like quite an ambitious idea – but i’ve worked out how to make the bean game play using processing. The idea is that the line direction is set and then various object detection and collision force the line

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Reaching out – showing and playing Rootbeans

Maf'j Alvarez November 21, 2013 Arts Collectives, Blog, Coursework, Games, Hacker Culture, Networks, Open Source, Research, Rootbeans No Comments
Reaching out – showing and playing Rootbeans

Here are some events that i will be hoping to talk about or play Rootbeans. Come along if you would like to participate. Art Schism – 29th November Art Schism is an artists co-operative Gallery in the north lanes area of

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Rootbeans website – proposal

Maf'j Alvarez November 9, 2013 Blog, Coursework, Rootbeans, Web Authoring No Comments
Rootbeans website – proposal

Over the last ten years i have been evolving a paper-based game which brings people together to explore themes of decision-making, ownership, communication, boundaries, information and belief. The wider themes are of power and control on all scales from the

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